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changing gun laws in this country. in his weekly radio address, president obama urging people to call their lawmakers. >> ask your member of congress if they support universal background checks and renewing a ban on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines and if the answer is no, ask them why not. ask them why an a grade from the gun lobby is more important than keeping things safe in a classroom. >> nbc's kristen welker is outside the white house for us. on the very last day of his first term we saw him out earlier working at that school for the national day of service. besides that, how is he preparing for the big day tomorrow and the bigger day, perhaps, on monday. >> reporter: craig, i can tell you that he's behind the scenes working hard on the big address that he will deliver on monday. in fact, a senior administration official tells me he has a strong working draft that you would expect just a few days out from delivering such a large speech, and i am told he's putting the finishing touches on
changing gun laws in this country. in his weekly radio address, president obama urging people to call their lawmakers. >> ask your member of congress if they support universal background checks and renewing a ban on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines and if the answer is no, ask them why not. ask them why an a grade from the gun lobby is more important than keeping things safe in a classroom. >> nbc's kristen welker is outside the white house for us. on the...
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president obama called their bluff. business interests, markets, people that make decisions that contribute to this would blame them if they screwed up the country's economy again on purpose like they did in 2011. they have shown that they care enough about that to avoid that eventuality. they will no longer be able to make that bluff again, in three months or ever. so today they are saying, ah, three months, we're going to be back here, but nobody believes them. this weekend, the other thing that's happening in washington is the obama campaign legacy project. 4,000 obama campaign volunteers and supporters will be meeting this weekend at a hotel in washington, with the top brass of the obama election campaign, to talk about how the organization that got this president elected, not just once, but twice, can now be used for maximum political effect during his second term. the heavies of the obama political team. senior adviser david plouffe. former top aides like robert gibbs, are all now going to be part of a permanent c
president obama called their bluff. business interests, markets, people that make decisions that contribute to this would blame them if they screwed up the country's economy again on purpose like they did in 2011. they have shown that they care enough about that to avoid that eventuality. they will no longer be able to make that bluff again, in three months or ever. so today they are saying, ah, three months, we're going to be back here, but nobody believes them. this weekend, the other thing...
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a little more than 24 hours away from the second inauguration of president obama. good morning from the nation's capital where we have taken the program for the this historic event. i'm chris hayes. yesterday was celebrated as gun appreciation day as gun shows around the country. five people were shot in separate incidents at three gun shows. and here in washington, vice president joe biden is about to take his official oath of office to begin his second term and we're standing by to bring it live to you as it happens. right now i'm joined by msnbc contributor jerry bernstein. former chief economist and policy adviser for vice president biden. and new york tannen. former domestic policy direct or four the obama/biden campaign. and jen saki and former obama white house deputy communication's director now seep your vice president and manager director at global strategy group, i public affairs and research firm and back at the table, democratic governor mallory of connecticut. good to have you back, governor. >> good to be back. >> we're going live to the vice preside
a little more than 24 hours away from the second inauguration of president obama. good morning from the nation's capital where we have taken the program for the this historic event. i'm chris hayes. yesterday was celebrated as gun appreciation day as gun shows around the country. five people were shot in separate incidents at three gun shows. and here in washington, vice president joe biden is about to take his official oath of office to begin his second term and we're standing by to bring it...
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if these countries do not want the outside help and they don't want u.s. assistance in there, how will the obama administration deal with al qaeda in north africa? this is now one of the key questions on the table. randi. >> barbara starr, thank you very much for your reporting. >>> some other news now, we have shocking video to show you from a political convention in bulgaria. we do want to warn you, it is fairly shocking. you can see a man running to the stage and pulling his gun. oh, my goodness. luckily, it fails to fire. the would-be assassin was targeting the leader of a minority party in bulgaria. before he could try to fire, again, he was pushed, tackled and beaten. stunning. >>> honda has announced its second major recall in just over a month, again, because of a problem with their odyssey minivans and suvs. some of the airbags may have been put together incorrectly and not deploy when you need them. they are recalling 750,000 vehicles. >>> sad news for baseball fans. stan the man has died. i'm talking about baseball hall of famer stan musial. one
if these countries do not want the outside help and they don't want u.s. assistance in there, how will the obama administration deal with al qaeda in north africa? this is now one of the key questions on the table. randi. >> barbara starr, thank you very much for your reporting. >>> some other news now, we have shocking video to show you from a political convention in bulgaria. we do want to warn you, it is fairly shocking. you can see a man running to the stage and pulling his...
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when barack obama appeared four years ago the country did not know him, the beginning of his presidency. now for bet he and worse people know him. they know his strengths, weaknesses, the areas he's achieved and failed. it's more setting a brief mood for the country coming together. we have all this behind us. we're going to look ahead and then we'll get into the knitty gritty of our plans. >> second inaugurals are interesting things. some presidents have chosen to look backwards to talk about their accomplishments in the first term. others have not. george w. bush did not talk much about his first term but decided to make a bold foreign policy statement. what are the considerations that go into choosing what you say. >> when you look at the history of inaugural addresses there are some determined by the trajectory of history. john f. kennedy gave a speech that codified the moral commitments of the cold war. ronald reagan's first inaugural speech was an economic speech. the context was inflation which was a threat to the country at that time. but most of others, bush was like that too,
when barack obama appeared four years ago the country did not know him, the beginning of his presidency. now for bet he and worse people know him. they know his strengths, weaknesses, the areas he's achieved and failed. it's more setting a brief mood for the country coming together. we have all this behind us. we're going to look ahead and then we'll get into the knitty gritty of our plans. >> second inaugurals are interesting things. some presidents have chosen to look backwards to talk...
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president, i'm grateful for this opportunity to serve our country again. >> reporter: obama faces nomination fights a divided congress and this. >> the president will either rise and fall about the economy. >> reporter: obama is off to a head start with his current approval rating higher than his first term average. but he still faces fights over gun control. and immigration reform. >> this is when presidents really get tested, when unexpected things happen and they have to react on the spot, in real time. we get to seat real character of a president. >> just 16 presidents have been elected to a second term, including some of the great ones. obama, the 17th, will now get his shot at greatness, or not. you know, both gentlemen agreed that tackling the economy was first priority. they said in order for president barack obama to leave the democratic party stronger, he has to pass immigration reform. that's what you were talking about a while ago. >> isn't that one of the big questions? is his goal his legacy? or is his goal a democratic legacy? >> one guy said within a year. have you a year to
president, i'm grateful for this opportunity to serve our country again. >> reporter: obama faces nomination fights a divided congress and this. >> the president will either rise and fall about the economy. >> reporter: obama is off to a head start with his current approval rating higher than his first term average. but he still faces fights over gun control. and immigration reform. >> this is when presidents really get tested, when unexpected things happen and they have...
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where in just a few hours the country will watch as barack obama's inaugurated for a second term as president of the united states. i want to bring in brett o'donnell. he was the messaging director for john mccain's 2008 presidential campaign. in the last election cycle he worked for both the bachmann and romney campaigns. my first question, how does it feel being a republican right now with all of these democrats surrounding you and are you attending any of the events? >> i actually am. i'm going to the swearing in ceremony. i wish we were inaugurating our candidate. today is about being an american, the peaceful transition of power and unity. i'll watch to listen to the president and see what he has to say. >> the president's first team was marked by a lot of battles with republicans. with congress in particular. and so do you think going into his second term that that will change? >> well, i hope it does. i hope that the president will begin to move toward the center so that he can work together with republicans to really accomplish the things that the american people really care about, wh
where in just a few hours the country will watch as barack obama's inaugurated for a second term as president of the united states. i want to bring in brett o'donnell. he was the messaging director for john mccain's 2008 presidential campaign. in the last election cycle he worked for both the bachmann and romney campaigns. my first question, how does it feel being a republican right now with all of these democrats surrounding you and are you attending any of the events? >> i actually am....
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>> this is barack obama at his best. relaxed. speaking in aspirational tones. uniting the country. this really is a moment of celebration and the fact he's re-electing and must make a difference in this terms of speaking to the country. >> the latino vote for him never more important and the latino community in america never more important or larger. how significant is that in the second term? >> my hope is it's very significant. i believe it will be. he has a real connection to the latino community. we saw that with over 70% of latinos voting for president obama and confident in terms of the issue agenda and immigration reform and also the look of the administration, that that will be reflected. >> doug brinkley, put this in historical thing, a first time in a long time you have had three back to back presidents holding two terms. does that bring with it a certain stability to the administration of the united states? >> i think it does. you know? media pays a lot of attention on who's replacing hillary clinton, john kerry and the head of cabinets but there are also a lot of report
>> this is barack obama at his best. relaxed. speaking in aspirational tones. uniting the country. this really is a moment of celebration and the fact he's re-electing and must make a difference in this terms of speaking to the country. >> the latino vote for him never more important and the latino community in america never more important or larger. how significant is that in the second term? >> my hope is it's very significant. i believe it will be. he has a real connection...
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reporting that fail tower increase the debt limit in time could cost the country's credit rating. s&p stripped the u.s. of its triple-a rating after the disaster over the debt in 2011. members of congress are asking for spending cuts to go along with the increase in the borrowing authority. but the president insists they are two separate issues. what is happening in washington, d.c.? >> reporter: house speaker john boehner says the american do not support raising the debt ceiling without cutting spending at the same time. boehner calls the debt an anchor on our economy. here's the leading senate republican, making his point. >> it's sort of like you have a kid who exceeds the credit card limit. you tear up the credit card, but you look at the spending. the republicans are willing to pay for past bills. these are about future bills. the president is missing the point that we are on an unsustainable path. >> reporter: portman acknowledges the need to raise the debt ceiling, but he supports the context of getting a handle on the spenning. >> shepard: this is disaster relief for victi
reporting that fail tower increase the debt limit in time could cost the country's credit rating. s&p stripped the u.s. of its triple-a rating after the disaster over the debt in 2011. members of congress are asking for spending cuts to go along with the increase in the borrowing authority. but the president insists they are two separate issues. what is happening in washington, d.c.? >> reporter: house speaker john boehner says the american do not support raising the debt ceiling...
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much like the fight we saw against an executive order or any push there about on health care in this country. peter doocy, thank you very much. let's continue now, gun control is just one item on what is shaping up to be, what some say a very ambitious agenda for president obama's second term. the president of course, sworn in a week from today in a private ceremony, the public inauguration a week from tomorrow, from cabinet positions to the debt ceiling, and immigration reform. jennifer griffin takes a look at the president's agenda ahead. >> harris, first there will be the confirmation battle, some will be bruising, none more so than the president's pick for defense secretary, chuck hagel. those hearings could start as early as this week we're told by senate sources and the white house mounted a vigorous defense and hagel says his record on israel, iran and gays in the military has been distorted and the senate armed services committee, kelly ayotte says what worries her most is the reaction from iran. >> what i want to make sure is that iran is actually not hopeful, but they're fearful, a
much like the fight we saw against an executive order or any push there about on health care in this country. peter doocy, thank you very much. let's continue now, gun control is just one item on what is shaping up to be, what some say a very ambitious agenda for president obama's second term. the president of course, sworn in a week from today in a private ceremony, the public inauguration a week from tomorrow, from cabinet positions to the debt ceiling, and immigration reform. jennifer...
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now a bigger challenge healing the country who has been through a financial crisis. a country after a very hard fought and tight election is looking to see what the president will do in the days ahead to bring them together on not just fixing the economy, immigration reform, now gun control, as i mentioned after newtown on the agenda. i saw the president's chief speech writer outside of the church an was carrying a manila folder that had the inaugural address and he gave me a thumb's up as if they kneel good about it, there are two themes, coming together and a call to action, getting the american people engaged in the political process not just during the campaign but after the campaign in the four years ahead. the motorcade below the resier where we are, martha, as you can tell is starting to gather. in the next few moments the president and first lady will be joining up with the vice president and his wife and the congressional leaders and starting that motorcade over to the capitol to get ready nor the swearing in. martha: it is a very big morning, and,ed, you hi
now a bigger challenge healing the country who has been through a financial crisis. a country after a very hard fought and tight election is looking to see what the president will do in the days ahead to bring them together on not just fixing the economy, immigration reform, now gun control, as i mentioned after newtown on the agenda. i saw the president's chief speech writer outside of the church an was carrying a manila folder that had the inaugural address and he gave me a thumb's up as if...
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they can't afford -- 72% of the hispanics voted for president obama. they can't afford it. it's a terminal electoral prospect if the country is changing in the demographics like it is. so i think something will be done about immigration and the other thing to watch is with the appointment of chuck hagel for defense, if he gets it, he wants the commitment in iraq is over, but he wants to very much diminish any involvement or military forces in afghanistan. >> we're looking at the private swearing in that happened today which per the 20th amendment it must happen at noon on the 20th day of january. what do you expect we're going to hear tomorrow from the president when he speaks following his public swearing in? >> well, i think he's going to try again what he did four years ago to say like we're not red states or blue states. that was actually from the keynote which i was at in 2004 in boston. we're the united states of america. i think he's very confident because of the election victory. he's going to say let us try to come reason together. that's an lbj line in terms of re
they can't afford -- 72% of the hispanics voted for president obama. they can't afford it. it's a terminal electoral prospect if the country is changing in the demographics like it is. so i think something will be done about immigration and the other thing to watch is with the appointment of chuck hagel for defense, if he gets it, he wants the commitment in iraq is over, but he wants to very much diminish any involvement or military forces in afghanistan. >> we're looking at the private...
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. >>> president obama use his weekly address to pish his plan for tougher gun controls. >> we have a strong tradition of gun ownership in this country and the vast majority of gun owners act responsibly, but i also believe most gun owners agree that we can respect the 2nd amendment while keeping an irresponsible lawbreaking few from causing harm on a massive scale. >> on tuesday the president made a series of proposals and signed 23 executive orders that beefed up existing gun control law. the fierce senate hearings on the president's proposals are schedule for the end month. >>> there were separate shoots at gun shows across the nation today. in raleigh, north carolina, police say three people were injured when a shotgun accidentally fired. the owner brought it to the gown show to sell and didn't unload it. in minneapolis a man shot himself in the hand. and in medina, ohio a gun dealer found the he was checking out was loaded when he pulled the trigger and discharged. it wounded a bystander in the arm and leg. >>> those shootings came as hundreds of gun right activists took part in
. >>> president obama use his weekly address to pish his plan for tougher gun controls. >> we have a strong tradition of gun ownership in this country and the vast majority of gun owners act responsibly, but i also believe most gun owners agree that we can respect the 2nd amendment while keeping an irresponsible lawbreaking few from causing harm on a massive scale. >> on tuesday the president made a series of proposals and signed 23 executive orders that beefed up existing...
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>> i know barack obama, i trust him. i know, that our president not only has but will don't promote a cabinet that looks like america that is balanced gender wise, that is reflective of the changing face of america. i have no doubt in my mind that when it's all said and cone -- done that will be the case, and this was the guy who signed the -- [inaudible] a man who stood for not only just equal pay for women but always stood for the notion when you open up the door for one you open up the door for all. i expect you'll see that reflection of his values in his cabinet. >> has the white house or any administration surrogate approached you about considering, the next labor secretary or any cabinet secretary for that matter? >> like the cabinet, i mean, like the governor question that has been requested and answered in the past, i'll just say that as i said yesterday on -- i expect to be in pennsylvania. -- washington quite frequently over the next few months my work and the issues i mentioned, i can't tell you don't care to
>> i know barack obama, i trust him. i know, that our president not only has but will don't promote a cabinet that looks like america that is balanced gender wise, that is reflective of the changing face of america. i have no doubt in my mind that when it's all said and cone -- done that will be the case, and this was the guy who signed the -- [inaudible] a man who stood for not only just equal pay for women but always stood for the notion when you open up the door for one you open up the...
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. >> now, the republican party in what's going on an uneasy alliance for them in coal country, is the fact these rank and file guys, they're pro labor union. that's why the club for growth and some of these more conservative groups don't like her because she's pro union and trying to be pro coal. >> and there was the big sort of first test we're going to see of republicans in washington, d.c., whether or not they can control their own primaries or wield the sort of influence they've lost over the past couple of years. one of the best candidates, one of the best recruits that a republican party could bring in terms of trying to win a race in november, but this a low turnout in west virginia, maybe somebody runs to her right and we get a sharon engel, christine o'donnell situation. >> and we've seen still, democratic party still has some strength left in a place like kentucky and west virginia and it's usually based in this, the divide over business, isn't it? >> and the biggest thing that we see is this sort of democratic party being to the local region trickling down ballot. now, it's
. >> now, the republican party in what's going on an uneasy alliance for them in coal country, is the fact these rank and file guys, they're pro labor union. that's why the club for growth and some of these more conservative groups don't like her because she's pro union and trying to be pro coal. >> and there was the big sort of first test we're going to see of republicans in washington, d.c., whether or not they can control their own primaries or wield the sort of influence they've...
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crowds showed their anger at president obama for his federal gun control proposal. and in pacifica more than 200 people rallied against the 2nd amendment. those against stricter firearm patrol want their voice heard before president obama signs the bill at the end of this month. >> we need the weapons -- . >> reporter: what for? >> to protect ourselves. if a crime is committed, the cops come ten minutes after it is over. >> how many times does it have to happen before we say let's address the key point of the issue to take ability away from the people mentally disturbed to get the weapons. >> a rally in favor of stricter gun control also showed town voice their concerns. >>> meanwhile rescue crews from hawaii found the bodies of two men from san francisco. the 46 and 47-year-olds were exploring the rocks along the coast when a wave pulled bake interior the water. griffith went after him and both men drowned. strong currents pulled six surfers into the dangerous waters near the cliff house yesterday, as well. san francisco and u.s. coast guard rescue crews were out i
crowds showed their anger at president obama for his federal gun control proposal. and in pacifica more than 200 people rallied against the 2nd amendment. those against stricter firearm patrol want their voice heard before president obama signs the bill at the end of this month. >> we need the weapons -- . >> reporter: what for? >> to protect ourselves. if a crime is committed, the cops come ten minutes after it is over. >> how many times does it have to happen before we...
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. >> welcome to all our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. president obama is set to propose sweeping new gun restrictions today in an effort to curb gun violence one month after the newtown school massacre. obama will reportedly call for a ban on assault weapons, a ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines, and expanded background checks for gun buyers. white house press secretary jay carney spoke on tuesday. >> the president and vice president will hold in event here at the white house to unveil a package of concrete proposals to reduce gun violence and prevent future tragedies like the ones in newtown, connecticut. they will be joined by children from around the country who wrote the president letters in the wake of that tragedy, expressing their concerns about gun violence and school safety along with their parents. >> obama's proposal is said to include 19 separate steps he could take through executive action. other aspects of the deal would have to go through congress. meanwhile, new york governor andrew cuomo has signed what is being c
. >> welcome to all our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. president obama is set to propose sweeping new gun restrictions today in an effort to curb gun violence one month after the newtown school massacre. obama will reportedly call for a ban on assault weapons, a ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines, and expanded background checks for gun buyers. white house press secretary jay carney spoke on tuesday. >> the president and vice president will...
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. >>> president obama enters his second term with a country and a congress divided. >> white house officials say his inaugural address tomorrow will be hopeful. we'll ask a former speech writer for president reagan what the president needs to say to set a positive tone for the next four years. we're back in a moment. this is america. we don't let frequent heartburn come between us and what we love. so if you're one of them people who gets heartburn and then treats day after day... block the acid with prilosec otc and don't get heartburn in the first place! [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. >>> welcome back. everybody, president obama was sworn in for a second term earlier this afternoon. he got some big hugs from his wife and his two daughters. there are some people who are not so happy that he won the election. thak a look at the poll numbers, a new cnn/"time" magazine/orc poll, shows the president's approval rating is 55%, 43% disapprove of the way he's doing his job. breakdown, 92% of democrats say they approve. 13% of republicans say the president is doi
. >>> president obama enters his second term with a country and a congress divided. >> white house officials say his inaugural address tomorrow will be hopeful. we'll ask a former speech writer for president reagan what the president needs to say to set a positive tone for the next four years. we're back in a moment. this is america. we don't let frequent heartburn come between us and what we love. so if you're one of them people who gets heartburn and then treats day after...
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he helped obama. >>gregg: two other polls, and one is fun but first the not so fun, 77 percent of americans look at this and think that washington is causing the country serious harm. and a poll finds that congress is less popular than nickel back, a canadian, post grunge rock group but if you include margin of errors, congress is tied with cockroaches. >> we have a sense when we see in the last few weeks that congress does far more harm than good on a lost issues and you have a colonoscopy it is not pleasant but it gives a necessary result and i am hard pressed to see what we get from washington. >> root canal is the same. the alienation against the political class in washington, congress at the forefront, it is unprecedented now. yet we do not really speak to it in american politics. where is congress? where they should be: at home. >>gregg: i shifted when you said colonoscopy but, look, final word, john, what does this really say about our political system? >> what it says is, obviously, people of
he helped obama. >>gregg: two other polls, and one is fun but first the not so fun, 77 percent of americans look at this and think that washington is causing the country serious harm. and a poll finds that congress is less popular than nickel back, a canadian, post grunge rock group but if you include margin of errors, congress is tied with cockroaches. >> we have a sense when we see in the last few weeks that congress does far more harm than good on a lost issues and you have a...
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because the city is gearing up, as is the country and in many ways the world to watch barack obama take the oath of office tomorrow on the steps of the u.s. capitol which is right behind us. >> rules are rules. according to the 20th amendment, the president and vice president terms must end at noon on january 20th. behind closed doors, president obama and vice president biden will take the official office beginning at least in the vice president's case just moments from now. >> here is the breakdown. the vice president will be sworn in at the naval observatory within the half hour and we will have complete coverage and in an hour, he will join the president for a wreath laying ceremony at arlington national cemetery. the president returns to the white house for his official swearing-in ceremony which will happen in the white house blue room. >> president obama's immediate family will attend the event as chief justice john roberts administers the owe. you may recall the president took the oath twice in 2009 when the chief justice flubbed the oath. i hate to say that but he flubbed the oa
because the city is gearing up, as is the country and in many ways the world to watch barack obama take the oath of office tomorrow on the steps of the u.s. capitol which is right behind us. >> rules are rules. according to the 20th amendment, the president and vice president terms must end at noon on january 20th. behind closed doors, president obama and vice president biden will take the official office beginning at least in the vice president's case just moments from now. >> here...
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obama information on how to run the country when he cannot run the state of illinois. host: what are you specifically referring to? caller: the debt illinois is in. i lived in what they call "crook county." i do not know why he is giving the president and vice on how to run the state. host: thanks for the call. from the cover of "the weekly standard" -- louis is joining us from the jacksonville, fla. caller: the tea party people are robbing the nation. they did not allow a contract on supplying the military. when obama took office, the conservatives speak up. when did they think bush was doing all of this? host: the headline on the egyptian court. this story is getting some attention on this sunday morning. the court reporter please ordering a new trial. james from florida on the independent line. good morning. caller: i love c-span. thank you for it. i have never understood why in the 21st century we need political parties. i hear about disenfranchisement. i have registered as no party preferred. i feel disenfranchised because i am not in a party. why do we need the g
obama information on how to run the country when he cannot run the state of illinois. host: what are you specifically referring to? caller: the debt illinois is in. i lived in what they call "crook county." i do not know why he is giving the president and vice on how to run the state. host: thanks for the call. from the cover of "the weekly standard" -- louis is joining us from the jacksonville, fla. caller: the tea party people are robbing the nation. they did not allow a...
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so i want to hear that, i want to hear -- i wab the to hear that we're the greatest country on earth, and we can do, but in better language. >> i hear that from a lot of people who like obama and don't like president obama that, i mean, on the campaign trail, he's one way, and then in office his speeches -- i mean, it's a different tone. is that conscious by the president? >> i think it's -- you have to govern differently, and to a certain extent you're stuck in a trap. look, hope and change came in in '0 # and there was so much hope and expectations were high. we have a lot of tough challenges, you're talking about a president, we always want to have this big come together, we're going to do big things and huge things, we have a congress thatten cat pass a budget, you know? so i mean -- >> a senate that can't pass a budget. >> you and i are not going to get into this this evening. we have a congress that can't pass a budget and is holding our economy hostage right now, he has to be careful about promising too much. >> you think about ronald reagan, and there were some of his speeches
so i want to hear that, i want to hear -- i wab the to hear that we're the greatest country on earth, and we can do, but in better language. >> i hear that from a lot of people who like obama and don't like president obama that, i mean, on the campaign trail, he's one way, and then in office his speeches -- i mean, it's a different tone. is that conscious by the president? >> i think it's -- you have to govern differently, and to a certain extent you're stuck in a trap. look, hope...
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that is no way to run the country or prioritize poverty. the bottom line is, president obama should do, number one, a major public policy address on the eradication of poverty. he starts out as the committee organizer, speaks eloquently about dr. king, has a bust of dr. king in the white house oval office, will be inaugurated on king's holiday. what are we going to do about pushing our president to give a major public policy address on the eradication of poverty? no. 2, then to call and convened a white house conference on the eradication of poverty by bringing the experts together, creed and national plan that can cut poverty in half in 10 years and eradicate it in 25. first, a public policy address and then convening to put together a national plan. we will talk about that tonight and as the public to help us and engage the president on this by going to our website a future withoutpoverty.ocm. >> yesterday president obama convened a large gathering. many of the people there were victims. the new kid around connecticut's -- survivors from
that is no way to run the country or prioritize poverty. the bottom line is, president obama should do, number one, a major public policy address on the eradication of poverty. he starts out as the committee organizer, speaks eloquently about dr. king, has a bust of dr. king in the white house oval office, will be inaugurated on king's holiday. what are we going to do about pushing our president to give a major public policy address on the eradication of poverty? no. 2, then to call and...
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so i want to hear that, i want to hear -- i wab the to hear that we're the greatest country on earth, and we can do, but in better language. >> i hear that from a lot of people who like obama and don't like president obama that, i mean, on the campaign trail, he's one way, and then in office his speeches -- i mean, it's a different tone. is that conscious by the president? >> i think it's -- you have to govern differently, and to a certain extent you're stuck in a trap. look, hope and change came in in '0 # and there was so much hope and expectations were high. we have a lot of tough challenges, you're talking about a president, we always want to have this big come together, we're going to do big things and huge things, we have a congress that can't pass a budget, you know? so i mean -- >> a senate that can't pass a budget. >> you and i are not going to get into this this evening. we have a congress that can't pass a budget and is holding our economy hostage right now, he has to be careful about promising too much. >> you think about ronald reagan, and there were some of his speeches
so i want to hear that, i want to hear -- i wab the to hear that we're the greatest country on earth, and we can do, but in better language. >> i hear that from a lot of people who like obama and don't like president obama that, i mean, on the campaign trail, he's one way, and then in office his speeches -- i mean, it's a different tone. is that conscious by the president? >> i think it's -- you have to govern differently, and to a certain extent you're stuck in a trap. look, hope...
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. -- them away from us taking over the whole country either. host: thomas in texas. what you think about the proposal? cost proposa's caller: good morning. i have a 1911 colt, winchester 3030, and the savage 22. i'm not an obama fan by any means. it doesn't have anything to do with the gun policy. i don't like kelly presents his politics -- i don't like how he presents his politics. what he proposes has to go through congress. he wrote executive orders. i am ok with enforcing laws that already exist. that is one reason why we have these problems. if people get denied on a background check, they are supposed to get in trouble for that. it could potentially prevent that person from being able to obtain a weapon. as far as funding, i think that is a great idea. that will play in favor of the second amendment. 19,000 suicides. 11,000 from homicides. less than 400 of those 11,000 have anything to do with rifles. i do not know why they want to take away assault rifles. i think there is a lack of information about firearms. people need to shoot more to be trained. i know a
. -- them away from us taking over the whole country either. host: thomas in texas. what you think about the proposal? cost proposa's caller: good morning. i have a 1911 colt, winchester 3030, and the savage 22. i'm not an obama fan by any means. it doesn't have anything to do with the gun policy. i don't like kelly presents his politics -- i don't like how he presents his politics. what he proposes has to go through congress. he wrote executive orders. i am ok with enforcing laws that already...
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people coming in from all over the country looking for tables. we're more than happy to accommodate those we can get in. >> reporter: some hotels are still taking reservations, like the hampton inn on massachusetts avenue and 6th street. rooms cost from $130 to $500. closer to the action on pennsylvania avenue, hotels are filled. but some high-end hotels still have rooms in some of their high-priced suites. >> i think the international event was a special event. we're not as busy as last time, but we're still very, very busy. right now we have some rooms left this weekend. hopefully pry to monday we'll be sold out. >>> a lot of people won't be staying in those hotel rooms too long. there's so much going on. >> no kidding. and what rooms are left tend to be fairly expensive at this point in time. one thing you definitely need when you're booking your hotel room, you need one with a fireplace. going to be a little on the chilly side around here. we haven't really needed to worry about anything in the way of cold weather for most of the winter. now
people coming in from all over the country looking for tables. we're more than happy to accommodate those we can get in. >> reporter: some hotels are still taking reservations, like the hampton inn on massachusetts avenue and 6th street. rooms cost from $130 to $500. closer to the action on pennsylvania avenue, hotels are filled. but some high-end hotels still have rooms in some of their high-priced suites. >> i think the international event was a special event. we're not as busy as...
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but we got barack obama. we got a man who was a product of a progressive movement. as we stand here tonight ever so humble, reminiscing about ancestors who did not see this day, about people like medgar evers who gave their lives so we would see this day, let us walk out of here tonight talking to our children as members of a movement that is triumphant. i want you not to forget what happened last year or two years ago when they said we could never be where we are right now. when they tried to teach our children that the tea party was not a group of people who started the war for democracy against the king, but rather a group of people who started the war against democracy for would- be kings. and they said that we organized people would be run over by organized money. they said that we cannot organize people, would never turn out like we did in 2008. they said that they could attack women's rights, lgbt rights, students' rights, workers' rights, voting rights, and we would vulcanize. and then something funny happened on their way to victory. we came together like w
but we got barack obama. we got a man who was a product of a progressive movement. as we stand here tonight ever so humble, reminiscing about ancestors who did not see this day, about people like medgar evers who gave their lives so we would see this day, let us walk out of here tonight talking to our children as members of a movement that is triumphant. i want you not to forget what happened last year or two years ago when they said we could never be where we are right now. when they tried to...
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as president obama takes the oath of office for his second term and, also, as celebrate the legacy and the memory of marchtin luther king big crowds down at the martin luther king memorial over the weekend. >> we will get back to our conversation with clinton yates with the "washington post express" but first saw this story this morning about a formal hospital regcity clerk. checking people in the emergency room and stole their personal information and using that applied for more than 130 credit cards in other individuals' names. my god. everywhere you look examples of identity work. lifelock ultimate is the most comprehensive id protection ever made. they can't protect you if you are not a member. call now mention press60. get 60 risk-free days. press 60 f you are not happy, call life-lock and cancel within 60 days of signing up and they will give you a full refund. see lifelock.com for details and give them a call at 1800-356-5967. that number again, 1-800-356-5967: there is a certain real symbolism to barack obama taking the officeath of office on march tin luther king day. northeas
as president obama takes the oath of office for his second term and, also, as celebrate the legacy and the memory of marchtin luther king big crowds down at the martin luther king memorial over the weekend. >> we will get back to our conversation with clinton yates with the "washington post express" but first saw this story this morning about a formal hospital regcity clerk. checking people in the emergency room and stole their personal information and using that applied for...
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not recapping but what we've been through as a country. then, a few great goals for the four years to come but not a lot of specifics. host: because the this day is a sunday, president obama has the luxury of having one more day to prepare for his speech. what is happening 24 hours before an inaugural speech? do you think everything is in place or is there fine tuning going on? guest: typically, at least the president i worked for bill clinton, would work on the major speeches up to the last minute. i understand that president obama has some of those tendencies as well. this is such a big moment for the president that he has to make sure he fine tunes it. it is his voice. speech writers can give him a great draft but i think at this moment he's putting his final touches on it himself. host: we've been talking this morning about second inaugural addresses and a lot of references to lincoln's second saturday much more famous than his first address but that is the exception. guest: i suppose it is. there aren't a lot of inaugural addresses ou
not recapping but what we've been through as a country. then, a few great goals for the four years to come but not a lot of specifics. host: because the this day is a sunday, president obama has the luxury of having one more day to prepare for his speech. what is happening 24 hours before an inaugural speech? do you think everything is in place or is there fine tuning going on? guest: typically, at least the president i worked for bill clinton, would work on the major speeches up to the last...
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desire to get out of iraq today, we left that country. the result is kind of an increasing instability. if we had stayed, would it be unstable? it is impossible to say. i suspect we would have less instability. host: writing about this nomination, the headline -- there is the team of rivals and the movie "lincoln." moving from a team of rivals to a band of brothers. guest: the state of the union address will be on abraham lincoln's birthday. we have lots of ways to further reinforce this metaphor. host: the oscars are pending. guest: that is true. when you think of joe biden, chuck hagel, barack obama, john kerry, you four guys that worked in that committee. i think they will find opportunities. they did work together. i remember david petraeus, when he was testifying about afghanistan, was asked by richard luger about strategy and where afghanistan fit inside the broader objectives. he said, that is not my job. my job is to achieve success and achieve our objective inside afghanistan. i cannot tell you what the trade-offs are. i respect
desire to get out of iraq today, we left that country. the result is kind of an increasing instability. if we had stayed, would it be unstable? it is impossible to say. i suspect we would have less instability. host: writing about this nomination, the headline -- there is the team of rivals and the movie "lincoln." moving from a team of rivals to a band of brothers. guest: the state of the union address will be on abraham lincoln's birthday. we have lots of ways to further reinforce...
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that is a typical obama attempt to divide the country into two groups and try to make his the majority. i don't think that is going to work because our job is not to protect gun manufacturers. our job is not simply to protect our members. our mission and has been since 1871, is to make sure we protect the second amendment of the constitution. charles: before i let you go, yes or no, reiterating he was for the second amendment. does the nra stands by the idea that president obama will see abolish? >> yes. charles: we will talk to you again soon. we believe this will be one of the fights of the century. i want to interest -- introduce jenna diana, scott page, judge andrew napolitano is here and as always nicole petallides on the floor of the new york stock exchange. you heard the interview. what your thoughts? >> this -- the nra is way off. no one is trying to take away the second amendment or guns. they're trying to control something that is out of control. there's no reason for high-capacity magazines or assault weapons. i went on line with my i had last night and was ready to buy one.
that is a typical obama attempt to divide the country into two groups and try to make his the majority. i don't think that is going to work because our job is not to protect gun manufacturers. our job is not simply to protect our members. our mission and has been since 1871, is to make sure we protect the second amendment of the constitution. charles: before i let you go, yes or no, reiterating he was for the second amendment. does the nra stands by the idea that president obama will see...
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for president obama's second inauguration. but this morning we are looking past the oath of office to the next four years, the issues, plans and prospects. joining me now is ron brownstein, senior political analyst and editorial director for the national journal. do you like our set? >> fabulous. >> nice to be here, huh? >> little bit of history. >> not too shabby. let's talk about the issue certainly that's been for the last few weeks, guns. >> yeah. >> do you think the president will keep up the pressure if congress is slow to react or even brushes off the first steps of legislation? >> yeah. broader point, second terms have been pretty tough for presidents. we've had a couple of presidents impeached in their second term, iran-contra scandal in the second term. so as you wonder, halfway through they wonder why they bothered to get re-elected but i think president obama is in a position to put pressure on the congress because of the nature in which he won. he demonstrated there is now at the presidential level a pretty reliab
for president obama's second inauguration. but this morning we are looking past the oath of office to the next four years, the issues, plans and prospects. joining me now is ron brownstein, senior political analyst and editorial director for the national journal. do you like our set? >> fabulous. >> nice to be here, huh? >> little bit of history. >> not too shabby. let's talk about the issue certainly that's been for the last few weeks, guns. >> yeah. >> do...
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we have seen similar acts of terror in oakland and tucson and virginia tech, all across our country. we see the loss of life everyday all across this nation. after the unthinkable in newtown, president obama spoke about if we are doing enough to protect our children. the answer, he admitted, is no. that must change. that is why we are here today. we will hear from people who deal with the effects of gun violence every day. a wide range of experience and expertise when we will facilitate a discussion on it, then step the we must take to ensure that these tragedies will never happen again. i have a letter from the teachers of newtown, which i will enter into the record. but i will share one sentence. it says in our schools we need to strike the right balance to ensure that schools are nurturing while also say. safe. and we need to strike the right balance what the schools do not become in a place where they cannot be kids. we need to find and maintain this balance between safety and learning. as we move forward during this difficult time, collaboration, communication, value and the voi
we have seen similar acts of terror in oakland and tucson and virginia tech, all across our country. we see the loss of life everyday all across this nation. after the unthinkable in newtown, president obama spoke about if we are doing enough to protect our children. the answer, he admitted, is no. that must change. that is why we are here today. we will hear from people who deal with the effects of gun violence every day. a wide range of experience and expertise when we will facilitate a...
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he is expected to meet with leaders of each country. he will also speak at a the munich security conference in germany. the vice president's trip to europe continues to struggle with a debt crisis that the obama administration fears could affect positive economic trends here in the united states. >> goal is setting up new headquarters in the u.k. that is when all is said and done, could be worth nearly $2 billion. the mountain view based company has purchased a 2.4 a. pilots in of london's king's cross. google plans to build a 1 million square foot-11 story office. construction is expected to start later this year and is expected to be finished by 2016. >> amazon is taking another step to try and lessen apple's a grip over on-the vice music sales. the online retailer says that they will launch their html 5 m p three store specifically for the iphone and the ipad itouch. amazon is offering 22 million tracks on it's a mobile web site amazon.com/ mp3. when a user makes a purchase, it is automatically transferred to their amazon clout playe
he is expected to meet with leaders of each country. he will also speak at a the munich security conference in germany. the vice president's trip to europe continues to struggle with a debt crisis that the obama administration fears could affect positive economic trends here in the united states. >> goal is setting up new headquarters in the u.k. that is when all is said and done, could be worth nearly $2 billion. the mountain view based company has purchased a 2.4 a. pilots in of...
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let's do the right thing for them and for this country that we love so much. [applause] thank you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> president obama signing 23 executive orders on gun violence, part of what some people are calling the broadest range of gun violence proposals since 1968. on december 14, after december 14, in the wake of newtown shootings, vice president biden was tasked with leading a task force looking into gun violence. he reported to the president earlier this week after those meetings and hearings, and the president today unveiling those proposals here at the executive office building next to the white house. we are going to open up our phone lines to find out your thoughts on the president's proposals. couple ways for you to participate by phone. the democratic line is 202-585-3885. for republicans that's 202-585-3886. independence and others, 202-585-3887. we'll also keep an eye on our facebook page, facebook.com/c-span. and the hash tag on twitter is gun controls. just broadly w
let's do the right thing for them and for this country that we love so much. [applause] thank you. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> president obama signing 23 executive orders on gun violence, part of what some people are calling the broadest range of gun violence proposals since 1968. on december 14, after december 14, in the wake of newtown shootings, vice president biden was tasked with leading a task...
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i believe obama is getting a pass on the responsibility. paul ryan's plan, if it had been pushed through, how would it have affected the financial condition of this country? thank you. guest: thank you. chairman paul ryan, the chairman of the house budget committee, has had budget the last seniors. if they had been implemented fully, what would happen is we would not have a balanced budgets. that's a dream that those of us who wanted 25 years ago, have admitted cannot be done in a short time. what it would have done would be to reduce the increase of our debt and it would have made our debt rise by a smaller margin than the increase in our gross domestic product. that's all we want. we want to stabilize this debt somewhere around 60% of gdp. that's a number that the international monetary fund and others have said is sustainable level. right now the $16.40 trillion is at 102% of gdp in it we have a tough time ahead of us. the paul ryan bill, had it become law, and done something useful. but you will notice that it did not. the american peop
i believe obama is getting a pass on the responsibility. paul ryan's plan, if it had been pushed through, how would it have affected the financial condition of this country? thank you. guest: thank you. chairman paul ryan, the chairman of the house budget committee, has had budget the last seniors. if they had been implemented fully, what would happen is we would not have a balanced budgets. that's a dream that those of us who wanted 25 years ago, have admitted cannot be done in a short time....
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king had on our country. i think that it's a huge tribute that president obama chose to pick dr. king's holiday for his swearing in. >> your father, of course, marched with dr. king in selma in 1965, and he was one of the close advisers. what remains to be accomplished with regards to the fight for civil rights in this country? >> you know, i think that more than just civil rights as it relates to, i mean, the voting rights act was a huge part of what my father and dr. king stood for and fought for and today, we still rank 136th out of 172 democratic nations. and so, we have to work to get all people to the polls, of all races and genders, to make sure that we are exercising our right as americans to vote. i think that when we walked to that ballot box, we create change. >> row tyou are the ceo of a ch called give locally.net. it is a web effort, and it is web philanthropy if you will, and do you see this as a 21st version of the civil rights? >> yes, absolutely. we all have to do our part to make a difference in the world. and give locally.net is a tech model we started. we are
king had on our country. i think that it's a huge tribute that president obama chose to pick dr. king's holiday for his swearing in. >> your father, of course, marched with dr. king in selma in 1965, and he was one of the close advisers. what remains to be accomplished with regards to the fight for civil rights in this country? >> you know, i think that more than just civil rights as it relates to, i mean, the voting rights act was a huge part of what my father and dr. king stood...
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since president obama came into office there have been close to 300 strikes in various countries as a result of these drone strikes. so the indication is or the data suggests that in fact this was prior to any announcement or potential announcement of a u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan. so the u.s. has increased this type of operation. there's no doubt that with the reduction of troops in afghanistan the u.s. will resort to more and more either covert operations or more aerial strikes. but for the time being it doesn't appear to be a shift in policy or change in policy because we've seen already over the past four years what the obama administration's been doing with these air strikes. >> aerial drone strikes aside, does the cia need to pull out at the same time as the military? because doesn't the military help back up many of their operations? >> without a doubt. but the cia already maintains such a strong presence across the region it's unlikely that it's going to reduce that. there's some aspect of the cia's presence that's involved with helping the military, perhaps gathering int
since president obama came into office there have been close to 300 strikes in various countries as a result of these drone strikes. so the indication is or the data suggests that in fact this was prior to any announcement or potential announcement of a u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan. so the u.s. has increased this type of operation. there's no doubt that with the reduction of troops in afghanistan the u.s. will resort to more and more either covert operations or more aerial strikes. but for...
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. >>> next hour, more on the plan president obama will unveil tomorrow. yes, we confirmed it. he'll outline that comprehensive plan tomorrow to combat gun violence, it comes as several states get ready to pass some of the toughest gun laws in the country. plus, lance's big admission or really? why oprah said she was surprised by lance armstrong's answers to some of her questions. is he coming clean as some have reported? also, the justice department is considering suing lance armstrong. i'll talk with "sports illustrated" david epstein and dave zarain. daily protein needs? that's why there's boost® high protein nutritional drink. each delicious serving provides fifteen grams of protein to help maintain muscle and help meet expert recommended daily protein needs. plus it provides twenty-six essential vitamins and minerals and is gluten-free. help get the nutrition you need with a complete and balanced nutritional drink. try boost® high protein. also available in powder. this has been medifacts for boost®. to help protect your eye health as you age... would you take it? well,
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it seems to me president obama's biggest priority should not be the deficit. it should be restoring shared economic growth. yes, we need to do something about the long term deficit. i think the big argument is going to be between people who want to argue that the whole deal is deficit reduction. let's spend all our time putting on our green eye shades and talking these numbers. ezra will be excellent in describing what the numbers need. in fact, we could get a deficit on a decent course for a few years with about 1.5 trillion deficit reduction then move on to other issues. you are going to talk about it later, obviously guns and immigration. can we restore shared growth? >> yeah. >> people at the bottom go up as well as people at the top. that was the core promise for the obama campaign. >> this is not a small thing. there is no guarantee. if we bring down the deficit, there's no guarantee the next president will be a democrat or to the left of center. we may want a deficit reduction to open up the funds to do. they may not get done. it's the story of the seco
it seems to me president obama's biggest priority should not be the deficit. it should be restoring shared economic growth. yes, we need to do something about the long term deficit. i think the big argument is going to be between people who want to argue that the whole deal is deficit reduction. let's spend all our time putting on our green eye shades and talking these numbers. ezra will be excellent in describing what the numbers need. in fact, we could get a deficit on a decent course for a...
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their recommendation for how to deal with the problem of gun violence in this country. he will do so about three hours from now at the whitehouse. good morning, everybody. a day we have been waiting for and the president is expected to announce a comprehensive, far-reaching program. there have been lots of different proposals. some for legislative action. for legislative action. the full court the full court presscosming to you coast to coast from our studio and booming out to you on your local progressive talk radio show and on current tv. good to see you today. lots to talk about. so thank you for joining us here to start off the day and we will not only tell you what's going on but give you a chance to join the conversation and sound off about the issues of the day either by phone at 866-55-press or on twitter at bb show on facebook. facebook.com/bill press show to help us through the many events many issues we are going to talk about this morning, evan morris santuro covers the white house for talking points memo joining us this morning in studio as a friends of bil
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president and michelle obama went ball to ball in a big celebration. this time around, nations the challenges the country faces and economic problems and the budget issues here in d.c., they've gone much smaller. there will be only two presidential inaugural balls tomorrow night. they'll be in bigger venues and one will be at verizon center here. there will be plenty of opportunities to do it. it's been more subdued in terms of crowd. last time there was 1.8 million people estimated to have been on the mall. just today organizers have downgraded their estimates, they have predicted 600 this had to 8 high school,000 they have moved that down to half a million to $700,000. as we get nearer and nearer to the ceremonial issues of tomorrow they are looking at smaller crowds. an illustration of waning enthusiasm for the now re-elected president. he didn't get as many popular votes nor electoral votes as four years ago. his turnout will be smaller too. >> heather: and i hear it's going to be cold out there. bundle up. >> reporter: nothing like years ago. last
president and michelle obama went ball to ball in a big celebration. this time around, nations the challenges the country faces and economic problems and the budget issues here in d.c., they've gone much smaller. there will be only two presidential inaugural balls tomorrow night. they'll be in bigger venues and one will be at verizon center here. there will be plenty of opportunities to do it. it's been more subdued in terms of crowd. last time there was 1.8 million people estimated to have...
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this is the fundamental conundrum of the obama era right? >> chris, that was the message of the last election. we've had an opportunity to meet with the republicans. they got the message, too. it's time for collaboration. time for cooperation. >> right. >> their leadership has not gotten that. >> political class, the elite of the political class, the leadership on the republican side that doesn't want their members to do what they need to do to stay, you know, really listening to their constituents. >> i know your district. all right? i spent time in madison, wisconsin. >> it is a very strong, progressive district. >> you replaced tammy baldwin who is now amazingly a united states, a friend, colleague of yours. i know that district. okay? if you are on a bill that this cosponsored with eric cantor, whatever it is, someone is going to come in and primary you or someone is going to come in and threaten to primary you or run ads or you'll go home to the folks of madison, wisconsin, who are going to be really angry you're working with eric canto
this is the fundamental conundrum of the obama era right? >> chris, that was the message of the last election. we've had an opportunity to meet with the republicans. they got the message, too. it's time for collaboration. time for cooperation. >> right. >> their leadership has not gotten that. >> political class, the elite of the political class, the leadership on the republican side that doesn't want their members to do what they need to do to stay, you know, really...
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what i want everybody to know and want president obama to know, i feel like our country is divided. we need to come together as one. i get to talk to kids. the lady, the mother of that evil kid that shot those kids should have had enough common sense to think, hey, you know what i should be a responsible gun owner and take these guns and lock them out. out of the house and what i want people to remember is our flag is made out of the blood of patriots, do not give up your rights because when you give up your rights you're going to fight with blood to get the rights back. and that second amendment has given us every other amendment and as a sportsman, as a cop, guns are not the problem. we need to become a better country, need to become better parents and responsible. if we're responsible americans, human beings with our case, this country with be greater. >> i want to apologize we didn't get to hear from everybody tonight. i promise we will bring you back. it's sad a lot of media outlets won't give bothhhhh >> alisyn: good morning, everyone. it's saturday, january 19th. i'm alisyn c
what i want everybody to know and want president obama to know, i feel like our country is divided. we need to come together as one. i get to talk to kids. the lady, the mother of that evil kid that shot those kids should have had enough common sense to think, hey, you know what i should be a responsible gun owner and take these guns and lock them out. out of the house and what i want people to remember is our flag is made out of the blood of patriots, do not give up your rights because when...
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what do mayors across the country want to see from president obama in a second term? >> we want to see imimmigration reform. today i spoke to the u.s. conference and said the pillars of that reform have to be the following. one, a pathway to citizenship. we can't have temporary status or second class citizenship. two, it's got to be earned. it's not automatic. but there's a road to citizenship that you are able to go on if you pay your back taxes, if you have a criminal investigation, you find out there's no crimes, no serious crimes. and you get at the end of the line. but there has to be a path. three, we've got to have family unity as a central core of any policy. you can't deport the parents and leave their 5 million kids here. there are 2 million dreamers. so those are some of the elements of wa we talked about, and i know that the president supports those core elements. we expect there will be bipartisan support for that, as well. >> can you give us a sense of the timing on this? when will we see these plans. >> it's going to depend on the congress, as well. i e
what do mayors across the country want to see from president obama in a second term? >> we want to see imimmigration reform. today i spoke to the u.s. conference and said the pillars of that reform have to be the following. one, a pathway to citizenship. we can't have temporary status or second class citizenship. two, it's got to be earned. it's not automatic. but there's a road to citizenship that you are able to go on if you pay your back taxes, if you have a criminal investigation, you...
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and i think in some ways that's where the country is now. we've been through so much over these last decades in terms of unemployment. and i think people are meeting this moment with a little bit more guarded optimism than they had last time. >> so, doug, what do you see as the president's biggest obstacles he faces looking ahead to this term that he didn't necessarily have in the first? are there different ones? >> the most glaring is is the republican-controlled house of representatives, which he didn't have when he first stepped into washington. >> thus health care passed. >> yeah. and they're not inclined to cooperate with him and put ideology and politics aside in my opinion. another thing going on is deficit politics. i'm not saying just the deficit itself, which with a balanced approach we can take care of like we did in the '90s after bush one. i think deficit politics, there's a fear of it, it's ginned up, becomes a big obstacle to doing things he wants to do and that the country needs like investing in our economic infrastructure,
and i think in some ways that's where the country is now. we've been through so much over these last decades in terms of unemployment. and i think people are meeting this moment with a little bit more guarded optimism than they had last time. >> so, doug, what do you see as the president's biggest obstacles he faces looking ahead to this term that he didn't necessarily have in the first? are there different ones? >> the most glaring is is the republican-controlled house of...
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but with the vice president and certainly president obama with their strength of the office and going around the country and talking to americans which basically agree with the president, it's going to be up to the people across the country to talk to their members of congress to make sure that we and get this done. this can save lives. we've saw that. when the large magazine clips, which i've been reintroducing ever since 204, when that ban was in place, we did not see these magazines out on the streets. and they were very expensive because they were rare. we can do that again to cut that down. we're not going to be taking away anyone's right to own a gun. the supreme court already did that. but with the president laying out what he did, in a very holistic way, by the way, by working with our schools, making sure we have community policing, have psychologists. it's going to be up to the schools to make the decision on what they want, but we should be there to help them. ifwe can't protect our children from school or someone going to the movies, i think that has hit the heart of every
but with the vice president and certainly president obama with their strength of the office and going around the country and talking to americans which basically agree with the president, it's going to be up to the people across the country to talk to their members of congress to make sure that we and get this done. this can save lives. we've saw that. when the large magazine clips, which i've been reintroducing ever since 204, when that ban was in place, we did not see these magazines out on...
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fascinating day for the obamas and for the country. so keep it here on abc news throughout this very big day. we'll be back. ev...direction for my life..... ...through my accomplishments... ...and now, with help... ...and support from my family and others, i own... i own my recovery... ...from addiction and depression. jojoin the voices for recovery. it's worth it. for information on mental and substance use disorder including prevention and treatmenreferral, call 1-800-662-hel brought to you by the u.s. department of health and human services. >>> this morning on "world news now," capitol celebration. washington's big bash as president obama begins his second term. >> the festive atmosphere and the tight security for this inauguration bash. it's monday, january 21st. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." i'm rob nelson on a big monday morning. a holiday. but also inauguration day. so lots goingon. >> and i'm sunny hostin in for paula faris. washington is in a mood to celebrate today, with security the tightest it's been in years
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jon: plenty of drama in the growing debate over guns in this country, this after president obama proposes the most sweeping changes to u.s. gun laws in almost two decades. his plan is drawing a lot of criticism, including from, including a number of executive orders like stronger background checks and more support to law enforcement agencies but the main part of mr. obama's plan requires congressional approval. it calls for renewing an assault weapons ban that went into effect in 1994. then expired a decade later. now the question is whether all of this will be implemented and if so, will it make a difference? paul gigot is the editorial page editor of "the wall street journal." the president has suggested that, you know, the american people are behind these proposals. the question is, is the congress? >> well i think that remains to be seen and i think the reality is this is an uphill fight for the president and not merely because of republican opposition in the house of representatives, which they control. also because of democratic potential opposition in the senate. of course harry re
jon: plenty of drama in the growing debate over guns in this country, this after president obama proposes the most sweeping changes to u.s. gun laws in almost two decades. his plan is drawing a lot of criticism, including from, including a number of executive orders like stronger background checks and more support to law enforcement agencies but the main part of mr. obama's plan requires congressional approval. it calls for renewing an assault weapons ban that went into effect in 1994. then...
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think we do have insurrection in this country. >> the president of the united states barack h obama! [ cheers and applause ] >> obama: thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> obama: thank you. thank you so much. vice president biden, mr. chief justice, members of the united states congress, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens, each time we gather to inaugurate a president, we bear witness to the enduring strength of our constitution. we affirm the promise of our democracy. we recall that what binds this nation together is not the colors of our skin or the penance of our faith or the origins of our names. what makes us exceptional, what makes us american, is our allegiance to an idea ardr articulated in a declaration made more than two centuries ago. we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. [ cheers and applause ] >> that they are endowed by their creator with certain unaleanable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. today we continue a never-ending journey to bridge the meaning of those words with the realities o
think we do have insurrection in this country. >> the president of the united states barack h obama! [ cheers and applause ] >> obama: thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> obama: thank you. thank you so much. vice president biden, mr. chief justice, members of the united states congress, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens, each time we gather to inaugurate a president, we bear witness to the enduring strength of our constitution. we affirm the promise of our democracy....
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. >> straight ahead at 8:00, a celebration of the country and its citizens. today president obama begins his second term with a symbolic oath of office in fronts of hundreds and thousands of witnesses to history. >> this is a day when politics takes a backseat. and when the white house looks forward to the next four years, we look back at the life of martin luther king jr. whose work and sacrifice helped transform a dream into reality. it is monday january 21st, 2013. inauguration day and dr. martin luther king jr. day. good morning i'm tony perkins. >> and i'm allison seymour. happy you are joining us this morning as we are broadcasting from our temporary studios high atop the canadian embassy on pennsylvania avenue just blocks away from where all the action will get underway not too far from now this afternoon. we will bring it all to you live all morning long. >> as we mentioned earlier, today's oath of office will be a symbolic gesture as the president took the oath of office yesterday. he's required to by law to it on january 20th. his second term offici
. >> straight ahead at 8:00, a celebration of the country and its citizens. today president obama begins his second term with a symbolic oath of office in fronts of hundreds and thousands of witnesses to history. >> this is a day when politics takes a backseat. and when the white house looks forward to the next four years, we look back at the life of martin luther king jr. whose work and sacrifice helped transform a dream into reality. it is monday january 21st, 2013. inauguration...
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i think obama needs to the finish his job. spending programs for poor neighborhoods and give other people a chance in this country. the tea party and right-wing republicans, it is obvious they are racist and nobody wants to work with them. in the next four years they have to get it right, because asians, hispanics, and african-americans make up the majority of this country now. so they had better get it right. host: the new york times reporting that house republicans will meet for a retreat on thursday and friday in williamsburg, virginia, largely about plans do get through the three approaches fiscal deadlines. so there are three budget battles looming. senate democratic leaders are likely to act early next month on legislation that will allow the president to raise the debt ceiling both now and in the future. that is the latest on what could happen over the debt ceiling. to be returning to all of you this morning. dave is a republican here in d.c. caller: i was just thinking that a lot of people really don't understand what
i think obama needs to the finish his job. spending programs for poor neighborhoods and give other people a chance in this country. the tea party and right-wing republicans, it is obvious they are racist and nobody wants to work with them. in the next four years they have to get it right, because asians, hispanics, and african-americans make up the majority of this country now. so they had better get it right. host: the new york times reporting that house republicans will meet for a retreat on...
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the conscience of this country and which we all still and continue to mourn and our our -- offer our dnd and of our condolences to the friends and family well, cannot accept the violence, the president said. this is visited on children year and year and somehow it's the price of freedom. we cannot accept this. we cannot accept one more innocent life being lost to violent. not one in newtown, not one in chicago. or cleveland. not one in oakland, california. not one in any more towns, in any city, in any school, in any theater or in any place of worship new york any mall or in any of our neighborhoods. we have an obligation to our children to ensure that newtown marks a turning point that made us finally say enough is enough. we must come together to build an america where our children do not have to live in fear and where they do have a future. last week, i was at an event in my district in west oakland. it was the unveiling of a mural, painted by several talented young artists. this tree of life mural deticketed the hope and faith that my young people have for a future without violen
the conscience of this country and which we all still and continue to mourn and our our -- offer our dnd and of our condolences to the friends and family well, cannot accept the violence, the president said. this is visited on children year and year and somehow it's the price of freedom. we cannot accept this. we cannot accept one more innocent life being lost to violent. not one in newtown, not one in chicago. or cleveland. not one in oakland, california. not one in any more towns, in any...
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caller: in a country were originally white people were not even citizens of this country and now we have a black president, i think we've come a long way. i feel that president obama has not done enough for either side. i think in the beginning it was an issue for him. now he's just like, i am going to be the president. but there are still people who cannot get past that. how does that affect his second term? i have to say, particularly republicans -- how do we get people over the issue of his race? guest: the sad reality is, there are some people that i do not think we want to make the mistake of exaggerating their numbers -- there are some people for whom they will never get over the issue of race. there are other people who quite sincerely, for reasons having nothing to do with race, believe that the president's agenda, in their estimation, is too fill-in-the-blank. the larger issue is how we create a political process in which any president -- the last presidents have been polarizing figures. in that, barack obama is not different from his predecessors. the larger question i would su
caller: in a country were originally white people were not even citizens of this country and now we have a black president, i think we've come a long way. i feel that president obama has not done enough for either side. i think in the beginning it was an issue for him. now he's just like, i am going to be the president. but there are still people who cannot get past that. how does that affect his second term? i have to say, particularly republicans -- how do we get people over the issue of his...
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when president obama was in the senate, when he was a u.s. senator, he voted against raising the debt ceiling. and he said it was a lack of leadership that had brought us to this point. and so i would, at the beginning of this congress, hope that the president would make this a new start, where we could look at this, and that we'll actually get a budget in place. the senate hasn't passed a budget now for four years. the president, unfortunately, yesterday, said that he's going to delay his budget. even though the law says that he's supposed to submit the budget by february 4th. that is concerning to me. that we are on auto pilot. that the federal government continues to grow, continues to -- we're continuing to spend more money, and we need the president to join in this effort to get our fiscal house in order. >> you're quoted in telling politico that a government shutdown seems surely possible. you said in part that i think it's possible that we would shut down the government to make sure president obama understands that we're serious. and t
when president obama was in the senate, when he was a u.s. senator, he voted against raising the debt ceiling. and he said it was a lack of leadership that had brought us to this point. and so i would, at the beginning of this congress, hope that the president would make this a new start, where we could look at this, and that we'll actually get a budget in place. the senate hasn't passed a budget now for four years. the president, unfortunately, yesterday, said that he's going to delay his...
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>> i know barack obama. i trust him. i know that our president has -- not only house, but will continue to promote the cabinet that looks like america, that is balanced gender-wise, that is reflective of the changing face of america. i have no doubt in my mind that when it is all said and done that will be the case. this is the guy who signed the lilly ledbetter act and has stood not just for equal pay for women, but has always stood for the notion that when you open up the door for one of was, you open up the door for all of us i expect -- for all of us. i expect to see that reflected in his cabinet. >> has the white house or any administration circuit -- started to approach you about becoming a member of the cabinet? >> like the governor question, a question that has been asked and answered in the past, i will just say that as i said yesterday, i expect to be in washington quite frequently over the next few months with my work for the u.s. conference of mayors and the issues i have mentioned. i do not care toyesterday
>> i know barack obama. i trust him. i know that our president has -- not only house, but will continue to promote the cabinet that looks like america, that is balanced gender-wise, that is reflective of the changing face of america. i have no doubt in my mind that when it is all said and done that will be the case. this is the guy who signed the lilly ledbetter act and has stood not just for equal pay for women, but has always stood for the notion that when you open up the door for one...
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home values are rising all over the country including guess where? pennsylvania avenue. according to zillow since president obama and his family moved into the white house the value is increased to $295 million. that is up from 2009 when the estimated value was $176 million. may be able to beat him down to 280 million with a bigger down payment. melissa: wonder what financing. speaking of white house how much will the ultimate inauguration cost? close to $500,000. the inaugural committee is offering a package tickets to a ball. parade plus access to other receptions. the going rate is $250,000 to sit up front for the swearing-in. you have to purchase tickets separately. throw in a presidential hotel suite, food, shopping souvenirs, you could rack up quite a tab. you don't have to spend that much the swearing-in is free and open to the public right here on fox business. this is where you get neil cavuto. that is priceless. ashley: we gave you a little tease earlier. don't miss neil cavuto. there he is, still smiling. hosting complete coverage of president obama's inaugura
home values are rising all over the country including guess where? pennsylvania avenue. according to zillow since president obama and his family moved into the white house the value is increased to $295 million. that is up from 2009 when the estimated value was $176 million. may be able to beat him down to 280 million with a bigger down payment. melissa: wonder what financing. speaking of white house how much will the ultimate inauguration cost? close to $500,000. the inaugural committee is...
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obama, as you noted. they thought the al gore defeat in tennessee, in west virginia, in other places had at least something to do with his efforts to back that assault weapons ban and they have been very timid. now if you look, joe biden, thinking about 2016, governor o'malley of maryland, thinking about 2016, governor cuomo of new york thinking about 2016. governor hickenlooper thinking about 2016, you have democrats saying let's take this on, let's take the lead that would have been viewed as risky, perhaps suicidal a few years go. let's see how it plays out. >> will it remain? is it fleeting? we shall see, john king. thank you very much. >>> gun rights advocates tell me they see gun registration as a slippery slope toward banning, even confiscating guns. but there are areas where they agree with president obama. we're going to play something from this gun owner who spoke that may be universal background checks, maybe that's the most palletable idea we heard from the president. i want to take you to las
obama, as you noted. they thought the al gore defeat in tennessee, in west virginia, in other places had at least something to do with his efforts to back that assault weapons ban and they have been very timid. now if you look, joe biden, thinking about 2016, governor o'malley of maryland, thinking about 2016, governor cuomo of new york thinking about 2016. governor hickenlooper thinking about 2016, you have democrats saying let's take this on, let's take the lead that would have been viewed as...
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we will be there, of course booming out to you on your local progressive talk radio station and on country t.v., bringing you the latest right from the scene. peter ogburn and i, we have seats right up alongside of the first lady. >> not quite that close, but almost. almost. for monday morning. >> lots to talk about from the hostage situation in algeria to the continuing efforts to figure out what we are going to do about the debt ceiling to the big new discussion here in washington, d.c. about guns and sensible gun control measures. and the unbelievable story of manti te'o. all of that. we will take ule calls at 866-55-press. joining us in studio the director of communications to get the title correct for the national education association one of the proud sponsors of the "full-court press," ramon a oliver. thank you for coming in? >> thank you for having me. >> how is our good friend dennis van roekel. >> he is fabulous. >> he is a party animal you know. it's early for him. >> this is his normal time when he is unand around. >> it's true. he does come in pretty early. >> he has been in o
we will be there, of course booming out to you on your local progressive talk radio station and on country t.v., bringing you the latest right from the scene. peter ogburn and i, we have seats right up alongside of the first lady. >> not quite that close, but almost. almost. for monday morning. >> lots to talk about from the hostage situation in algeria to the continuing efforts to figure out what we are going to do about the debt ceiling to the big new discussion here in...
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country, but also paved the road for the generation of the future. host: thank you and thank you for sharing your experience with your 10-year-old. one of the other traditions at the luncheon is for the congress on behalf of the american people to present the president and vice president with bases created by the lenox corporation. this is the seventh consecutive inauguration that the lenox corp. has made the official death from the american people. next up is a call from jesse. caller: good afternoon. i am on the 18-years-old, so this is my first inauguration to watch live. i wanted to say it is pretty interesting and will probably look forward to watching future of inaugurations. i think we could do very well without paul of the perk. my other comment is i got a good laugh when i got bill clinton's face when the choir girls were singing. host: gorgeous diversity and the inauguration had something for everyone. looking at beautiful pictures inside the capitol and statuary hall where the congress is packed. it is famed for its whispering spot. talk i
country, but also paved the road for the generation of the future. host: thank you and thank you for sharing your experience with your 10-year-old. one of the other traditions at the luncheon is for the congress on behalf of the american people to present the president and vice president with bases created by the lenox corporation. this is the seventh consecutive inauguration that the lenox corp. has made the official death from the american people. next up is a call from jesse. caller: good...
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what kind of country do we live in where you can turn on your tv and mr. carol mccarthy is on you go oh, there has begun violence somewhere. >> yeah she has become our face in many ways. and yet she reached out -- she reached out, for instance several times during the passage -- we came in to the congress at the same time, we're in our 17th year in the congress, and we talked and talked to people from all sides of the aisle. i was there when carolyn talked to mr. denkins -- mr. dingel rather from michigan, the dean of the congress. he is a great gun advocate and he's been very very directed in his own mind to try to reconcile our differences. there are many people like that in the congress. >> stephanie: yeah. >> the senator from west virginia, even he said that there are common sense things that we must do. what do we do waiting for the next universal violent act? >> stephanie: yep, exactly. if only we had more congressmen like bill pascrell. i could talk to you all morning. i'm going to the jersey shore this summer and knocking back a few with you. >> th
what kind of country do we live in where you can turn on your tv and mr. carol mccarthy is on you go oh, there has begun violence somewhere. >> yeah she has become our face in many ways. and yet she reached out -- she reached out, for instance several times during the passage -- we came in to the congress at the same time, we're in our 17th year in the congress, and we talked and talked to people from all sides of the aisle. i was there when carolyn talked to mr. denkins -- mr. dingel...
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we're awaiting president obama's new gun control proposals. the president is expected to caller to the most sweeping changes to gun laws in years, if not decades, prompting concerns among supporters of gun rights in this country. good morning to you. i'm jon scott. jenna: i'm sure glad you're not stuck between two walls. that would put a damper on the show. jon: would make it difficult to get here and do the research. jenna: we'll try to get answers on that story. hi, i'm jenna lee. in less than an hour the president will outline his efforts to curb goon violence. he is expected to ask congress to ban military-style assault weapons. many of you have questions exactly what those weapons are. we'll talk a little bit about that in the program. also on the list, suggestion to ban high-capacity magazines as well. the white house also made it clear the president will act unilaterally where he can to achieve this agenda. this comes in the wake of the massacre at sandy hook elementary school in connecticut. a tragedy certainly no one wants repeated. h
we're awaiting president obama's new gun control proposals. the president is expected to caller to the most sweeping changes to gun laws in years, if not decades, prompting concerns among supporters of gun rights in this country. good morning to you. i'm jon scott. jenna: i'm sure glad you're not stuck between two walls. that would put a damper on the show. jon: would make it difficult to get here and do the research. jenna: we'll try to get answers on that story. hi, i'm jenna lee. in less...
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after the unthinkable tranldy in newtown, president obama spoke to the country and he asked us, are we doing enough to protect our children? the answer he admitted is no. and that must change. that is why we are here today. today's hearing we'll hear from people who deal with the effects of gun violence every day. the wide range of experience and expertise from these panelists will facilitate a discussion on the common sense and constructive steps we must take to ensure these sorts of tragedies will never happen again. i have a letter from the teachers of newtown which i will enter into the record, but i will just share with you one sentence, and it reads, in our schools we need to strike the right balance to ensure that schools are nurturing while also safe. and we need to strike the right balance so that schools do not become armed for tresses -- fortresses where kids aren't able to be kids. the voice of educators is critical to ensuring that we find and maintain this balance between safety and learning. as we move forward during this difficult time, collaboration, communication, val
after the unthinkable tranldy in newtown, president obama spoke to the country and he asked us, are we doing enough to protect our children? the answer he admitted is no. and that must change. that is why we are here today. today's hearing we'll hear from people who deal with the effects of gun violence every day. the wide range of experience and expertise from these panelists will facilitate a discussion on the common sense and constructive steps we must take to ensure these sorts of tragedies...
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after the unthinkable tragedy in newtown, president obama spoke to the country and he asked us are we doing enough to protect our children? the answer he admitted is no. that must change. that is why we are here today. today's hearing we will hear from people who deal with the effects of gun violence every day. the wide range of experience will facilitate a discussion on common sense and constructive steps we must take to ensure these tragedies will never happen again. i've a letter from the teachers of newtown whichly enter into the record. i will share with you one sentence it reed, in our schools we ensure the schools have the right balance to ensure they are safe. we have to make sure schools do not become for tresses. we have to find and maintain this balance between safety and learning. as we move forward during this difficult time collaboration, communes case and experience of all of members of our community, teachers, law enforcement, the eaffected families will work to make our schools safer, stronger, and more united. that's why we're here today to prevent another sandy hook
after the unthinkable tragedy in newtown, president obama spoke to the country and he asked us are we doing enough to protect our children? the answer he admitted is no. that must change. that is why we are here today. today's hearing we will hear from people who deal with the effects of gun violence every day. the wide range of experience will facilitate a discussion on common sense and constructive steps we must take to ensure these tragedies will never happen again. i've a letter from the...
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party line vote, divided the country. implementation will be tough. he will have to spend a lot of time on it to see results. >> immigration was an area shown to be a place where he might have the most success. >> that's true. >> guns are going to be tough but i think the president also feels that on issues like this, he now can take some chances, even if it's not politically popular, and it's not. he's going for the long ball as well. >> let's save a little bit of what you are have to talk with us. you'll be with us throughout the entire day. >> oh, my god. >> that's true. >> read your e-mails. >> i told you everything i know. >> tom brokaw, david gregory, andrea mitchell. let's get outside and get a check of the weather from al. >> it's going to be a long day. tom's already done. beautiful, beautiful morning as you look at the capital. little inaugural weather history. ronald reagan had the warmest inaugural ever, january 20th, 1981. cloudy skies, 55 degrees. then four years later, he had the coldest inaugural ever at 7 grease at noon, windchills 10
party line vote, divided the country. implementation will be tough. he will have to spend a lot of time on it to see results. >> immigration was an area shown to be a place where he might have the most success. >> that's true. >> guns are going to be tough but i think the president also feels that on issues like this, he now can take some chances, even if it's not politically popular, and it's not. he's going for the long ball as well. >> let's save a little bit of what...
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[ticking] joining us. >>> this is cnbc's special coverage of the second inauguration of barack obama. from the death threat to the nation's economic recovery, the issues that matter most to your money. here now tyler mathisen and john harbaugh. >> good morning, everybody, and welcome to cnbc's coverage of the second inauguration of barack obama. the 57th inaugural of an american president. between a half a million and 800,000 people are estimated to attend today's festivities. most of them not very close to the capitol where the swearing in will take place. that's roughly a third of the number who attended president obama's first inauguration four years ago. once again welcome, everybody. i'm tyler mathisen joined by cnbc's chief washington correspondent john harwood. great to be with you on this day of history. >> welcome to d.c. >> good to see you. the oath of office will take place in about 50 minutes, but today, of course, is all about the ceremony. you probably know this already, yesterday chief justice john roberts officially administered the oath in a small, private ceremony in
[ticking] joining us. >>> this is cnbc's special coverage of the second inauguration of barack obama. from the death threat to the nation's economic recovery, the issues that matter most to your money. here now tyler mathisen and john harbaugh. >> good morning, everybody, and welcome to cnbc's coverage of the second inauguration of barack obama. the 57th inaugural of an american president. between a half a million and 800,000 people are estimated to attend today's festivities....
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. >> reporter: king says she believes president obama in trying to reunite the country is striking the right tone. >> he could have after the election said, how do you like me now? you know what i'm saying? it's hard. i mean, some people can be sore losers. that's just the reality. the president sets a tone in the nation. if nobody else does. i -- he's compassionate. and dr. king was compassionate. and he's committed to the next generation. >> reporter: so what does king's youngest think president obama should do next? >> right before he was assassinated, he was in memphis, tennessee, to bring attention to the work of the sanitation workers, those that were not receiving adequate wages and not being treated fairly. he was in the midst of planning this poor people's campaign. and i'd like to see more emphasis placed on poverty in our nation. >> reporter: king specifically singles out the african-american and latino communities. >> i know there's you can't alwa-- there's always been a concern about the african-american community not feeling, perhaps, that the issues related to our commun
. >> reporter: king says she believes president obama in trying to reunite the country is striking the right tone. >> he could have after the election said, how do you like me now? you know what i'm saying? it's hard. i mean, some people can be sore losers. that's just the reality. the president sets a tone in the nation. if nobody else does. i -- he's compassionate. and dr. king was compassionate. and he's committed to the next generation. >> reporter: so what does king's...
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fascinating day for the obamas and for the country. so keep it here on abc news throughout this very big day. we'll be back. >>> this morning on "world news now," capitol celebration. washington's big bash as president obama begins his second term. >> the festive atmosphere and the tight security for this inauguration bash. it's monday, january 21st. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." i'm rob nelson on a big monday morning. a holiday. but also inauguration day. so lots going on. >> and i'm sunny hostin in for paula faris. washington is in a mood to celebrate today, with security the tightest it's been in years. we'll look at how past inauguration parties set the tone for previous presidents and compare those bashes to today's celebration. four years ago, it was a party. >> i remember beyonce singing. also this morning another major headline we're following, what investigators are uncovering in algeria after that deadly hostage siege at a natural gas facility. the new details are pretty disturbing to say the least. >>> and the
fascinating day for the obamas and for the country. so keep it here on abc news throughout this very big day. we'll be back. >>> this morning on "world news now," capitol celebration. washington's big bash as president obama begins his second term. >> the festive atmosphere and the tight security for this inauguration bash. it's monday, january 21st. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." i'm rob nelson on a big monday morning. a holiday. but also...